Braiding-machine carrier.



' PATENTED NOV."28,1905.

R, HANTUSGH. BRAIDING MACHINE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1905.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLF HANTUSCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRAIDING -MACHINE CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1905.

Applioationfiled January 17, 1905. Serial Nb. 241,434.

The object of the invention is to provide a,

new and improved braiding-machine carrier having an adjustable racer-base to allow of readily and accurately fitting the racer-base on a race-plate of any desired thickness to allow of taking up. wear and to permit of conveniently and cheaply renewing the racer-base in case the same is completely worn out.

A further object of the invention is to allowconvenient removal of the yarn-guide for repairs or other purposes. A

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

- A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

improvement.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the Fig. 2 is a cross-section of 'the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the upper end of the improvement, showing the spool-release in a raised position for convenient removal of the yarnguide from the post. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom plate of the racer-base, and

. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the keys used for securing the bottom plate of the racer-base to the topplate thereof.

The racer-base A of the braiding-machine carrier is mounted to travel on a race-plate B,

' having the usual serpentine race-course B,

and the said racer-base A'is preferably made in sectionsnamely, a top plate (1, a bottom plate D, and a key E for fastening the bottom plate D to the top plate 0. The bottom plate D is provided with a depending pin D, adapted to 'be engaged by the operating member of the machine for moving the braiding-machine carrier bodily along its course in the usual manner, and from the top of the said bottom plate D extends upwardly a guide D mounted to travel in the serpentine race B of the race-plate B. From the guide D extends 1ntegrally in an upward direction a shank D adapted to pass through an aperture O,'

formed in the. top plate 0, and in the said shank D are arranged one, or moreopenings D for the reception of the key E. The key E is provided with a longitudinally-extending slot E, into which is adapted to drop the 5 upper portion of the shank D at the time the said shank is in register with the slot E, the key E resting with its bottom surface on the uppersurface of the top plate C, as plainly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. By employing a 7 number of keys E with slots E of diflerent depth it is evident that the bottom plate D may be moved the desired distance from the top plate O'to allow fitting the racer-base A of the carrier onto race-platesB of different 7 5,

thicknesses, and in case the wearing-surfaces of the top plate 0 and thebottom plate Dare worn to such aniextent as to cause the racerbase A to wabble onthe race-plate B then such different keys may be used to take up the 8 wear and to prevent wabbling of the racerbase on the race-plate B. In case the pin D is worn out to an undesirable degree then it is only necessary to replace the bottom plate 'D by a new one, and hence it is not necessary 5 to'throw away the entire braiding-machine carrier in case the lower section of the racerbase A and its carrier-pin -D are worn out, as is necessary in braiding-machine carriers inwhich the entire racer-base is made of one 9 complete solid part. r

The under side of the top plate 0 is provided with a longitudinally-extending slot (1", registering with the aperture 0, to allow the beveled ends of the guide D to pass into the said slot when adjusting the racer-base forcomparatively thin race-plates B.

On the top plate C is integrally secured a post F, on which is mounted to slide a yarnguide G, and on the said top plate G is also .arranged a lower bearing'H for a bobbm-carrier I, carrying a bobbin J, provided at its upper end with the' usual ratchet-wheel J, adapted to be engaged by the releasing-pawl K of a lever K, fulcrumed on an arm F, pro- 5 jecting from the upper end of the post F. f The free end of the lever K is adaptedto be engaged by the upper end of the yarn-guide G when the latter is raised by a pull of the yarn, so that the pawl K moves out of engagement with a tooth of the ratchet-wheel J to allow the bobbin -J to turn forfeeding ofi' yarn as called for by the travel of the braiding-machine carrier on the race-plate. The lever K is arranged to permit of swinging the same upward into the position shown in Fig. 3 to move the free end of the said lever K out of the path of the yarn-guide G to permit of slipping the yarn-guide off the post F whenever it is desired to make repairs to the yarnguide or to substitute a heavier or lighter yarn-guide for the one that has previously been used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A braidingmachine carrier provided with a racerbase comprising an apertu red top plate, a bottom plate having a pin projecting from one face and a guide from its other face, said guide having an extension projecting through the aperture of the top plate, and means engaging the extension of the guide and locking the same in the aperture of the top plate.

2. A loraidingmachine carrier provided with a racer-base having a top plate provided with an aperture, a bottom plate, a carrierpin on the bottom plate, a guide also on the bottom plate and from which extends upwardly an apertured shank, extending through the said top-plate aperture, and a key engaging the said shank-aperture and resting on the topplate.

3. A braiding machine carrier provided with a racerbase comprising a top plate having an aperture,- a pin and a guide carried by the pin and having a shank extending through the aperture in said top plate, and a key for engagement with the said shank, to lock the pin and guide in position on the top plate.

4. A braiding machine carrier provided with a racer-base, comprising an apertured top plate, a bottom plate having a pin on one face and a guide on the other face, said guide having an extension projecting through the aperture of the top plate and provided with two apertures, and a bifurcated key extending through the apertures of the extension of the guide and having a groove to receive the upper portion of said extension.

5. In a braiding-machine, a racer-base, a post on said base and havingan outwardly and downwardly extending arm at its upper end formed with a bearing for a bobbin, a yarn-guide on the post, and an angular bifurcated lever pivoted to the arm of the post and having the free ends of its members extending on opposite sides of the post into the path of the yarn-guide, the lever being provided intermediate of its ends with a pawl for engaging a bobbin.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUDOLF HANTUSCH.

Witnesses:

THEo. G. Hosrnn. EVERARD BoL'roN MARsI-IALL. 

